March 25, 2009 by Matt Thomas
As anyone with even a passing interest in SEO knows, getting a site into DMoz is considered a must. Though it is now less powerful than it was, DMoz is still viewed by SEOs as a grea, link source. They’re right too, it provides a wealth of high-quality links, it’s Google’s darling directory and it’s free – essentially, you can’t go wrong. If you can get on, that is.
And that’s where we run into trouble. The submission procedures are obscure and secretive, which, as we all know leads to sites being rejected with no clear explanation, in turn leading to bitterness and recriminations from those rejected as they bad-mouth the directory all over town.
These days it seems that every SEO has a story about the ‘lottery’ of submitting to DMoz and some brilliant site they submitted confidently, only to have it thrown back in their face. Some even mutter darkly about conspiracies and foul play in the approvals process. This is how the waters get muddied and how people get confused as to submission best practice.
So what’s going on here? Can it really just be a lottery, is there any method to the dark art of DMoz submission, and can you turn the veiled process to your advantage. Well, yes and no.
Over the next few days I’ll be explaining how the process works and letting you in on the techniques, such as they are, to give you the best chance of getting accepted.
Come back tomorrow to find out more…
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> As anyone with even a passing interest in SEO knows, getting a site into DMoz is considered a must.
And as anyone with real knowledge about DMOZ, Search Engines and SEO knows getting a site into DMOZ is not a must. It is just another link to a website without any special influence.
There are many websites in DMOZ that do not rank high in search results.
There are many websites that rank high in search results that are not listed in DMOZ.
Comment by DMOZ editor — March 29, 2009 @ 8:43 am